Re: [PATCH 1/4] cpufreq: Add a cpufreq pressure feedback for the scheduler

From: Viresh Kumar
Date: Wed Dec 13 2023 - 02:17:31 EST


On 12-12-23, 15:27, Vincent Guittot wrote:
> Provide to the scheduler a feedback about the temporary max available
> capacity. Unlike arch_update_thermal_pressure, this doesn't need to be
> filtered as the pressure will happen for dozens ms or more.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/cpufreq.h | 10 ++++++++
> 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> index 44db4f59c4cc..7d5f71be8d29 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
> @@ -2563,6 +2563,50 @@ int cpufreq_get_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cpu)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_get_policy);
>
> +DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, cpufreq_pressure);
> +EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_pressure);
> +
> +/**
> + * cpufreq_update_pressure() - Update cpufreq pressure for CPUs
> + * @cpus : The related CPUs for which max capacity has been reduced
> + * @capped_freq : The maximum allowed frequency that CPUs can run at
> + *
> + * Update the value of cpufreq pressure for all @cpus in the mask. The
> + * cpumask should include all (online+offline) affected CPUs, to avoid
> + * operating on stale data when hot-plug is used for some CPUs. The
> + * @capped_freq reflects the currently allowed max CPUs frequency due to
> + * freq_qos capping. It might be also a boost frequency value, which is bigger
> + * than the internal 'capacity_freq_ref' max frequency. In such case the
> + * pressure value should simply be removed, since this is an indication that
> + * there is no capping. The @capped_freq must be provided in kHz.
> + */
> +static void cpufreq_update_pressure(const struct cpumask *cpus,

Since this is defined as 'static', why not just pass policy here ?

> + unsigned long capped_freq)
> +{
> + unsigned long max_capacity, capacity, pressure;
> + u32 max_freq;
> + int cpu;
> +
> + cpu = cpumask_first(cpus);
> + max_capacity = arch_scale_cpu_capacity(cpu);

This anyway expects all of them to be from the same policy ..

> + max_freq = arch_scale_freq_ref(cpu);
> +
> + /*
> + * Handle properly the boost frequencies, which should simply clean
> + * the thermal pressure value.
> + */
> + if (max_freq <= capped_freq)
> + capacity = max_capacity;
> + else
> + capacity = mult_frac(max_capacity, capped_freq, max_freq);
> +
> + pressure = max_capacity - capacity;
> +

Extra blank line here.

> +
> + for_each_cpu(cpu, cpus)
> + WRITE_ONCE(per_cpu(cpufreq_pressure, cpu), pressure);
> +}
> +
> /**
> * cpufreq_set_policy - Modify cpufreq policy parameters.
> * @policy: Policy object to modify.
> @@ -2584,6 +2628,7 @@ static int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
> {
> struct cpufreq_policy_data new_data;
> struct cpufreq_governor *old_gov;
> + struct cpumask *cpus;
> int ret;
>
> memcpy(&new_data.cpuinfo, &policy->cpuinfo, sizeof(policy->cpuinfo));
> @@ -2618,6 +2663,9 @@ static int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
> policy->max = __resolve_freq(policy, policy->max, CPUFREQ_RELATION_H);
> trace_cpu_frequency_limits(policy);
>
> + cpus = policy->related_cpus;

You don't need the extra variable anyway, but lets just pass policy
instead to the routine.

> + cpufreq_update_pressure(cpus, policy->max);
> +
> policy->cached_target_freq = UINT_MAX;
>
> pr_debug("new min and max freqs are %u - %u kHz\n",
> diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
> index afda5f24d3dd..b1d97edd3253 100644
> --- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
> +++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
> @@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ struct kobject *get_governor_parent_kobj(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
> void cpufreq_enable_fast_switch(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
> void cpufreq_disable_fast_switch(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
> bool has_target_index(void);
> +
> +DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, cpufreq_pressure);
> +static inline unsigned long cpufreq_get_pressure(int cpu)
> +{
> + return per_cpu(cpufreq_pressure, cpu);
> +}
> #else
> static inline unsigned int cpufreq_get(unsigned int cpu)
> {
> @@ -263,6 +269,10 @@ static inline bool cpufreq_supports_freq_invariance(void)
> return false;
> }
> static inline void disable_cpufreq(void) { }
> +static inline unsigned long cpufreq_get_pressure(int cpu)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> #endif
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT
> --
> 2.34.1

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viresh